How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 881 - 349: Going Home for the New Year (2)

Zhou Guanyu, who had just relaxed a bit, became nervous again.

However, Zhou Guanyu's nervousness quickly dissipated after Qin Miao's words: "You're overthinking it. Trading one-for-one with you, wouldn't I be losing terribly? Especially since you're a single guy without a girlfriend.

Besides, I don't care much for your brand new Miami; my gloves were a gift from Qimeng!"

"If you're going to curse, just curse. Don't escalate to personal attacks!" Zhou Guanyu gritted his teeth.

...

Although it was Qin Miao's first time on this route, the plane had its own navigation system. After setting the route, he only needed to keep an eye on the instruments.

The ten-kilometer drive from the airport to Qin Miao's house would only take half an hour at most, and flying a helicopter would take even less time.

After chatting for two minutes on the plane, they could already see Monaco's harbor from a distance.

Five minutes later, Qin Miao smoothly landed at Monaco's helicopter airport.

As soon as they landed, Zhou Guanyu quickly unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped out of the plane, not even bothering with his belongings.

Even though the entire way on Qin Miao's plane was stable, considering that Qin Miao had only held his pilot's license for a month and a half, Zhou Guanyu still felt uneasy.

While Qin Miao was shutting down the plane, he also felt that flying was even more thrilling than driving.

At least compared to an F1 car, the view from a helicopter was way better.

Especially this season, with the FIA changing the tires to 18 inches, and the simulator didn't offer much of a cockpit view to begin with, making it even worse.

But Qin Miao also knew that his feelings were just the novelty of flying a plane for the first time and the adrenaline rush.

Once the novelty wore off, flying the plane would become boring.

Indeed, this was Qin Miao's first time trying out the piloting skills he'd acquired from the system.

As for the plane, like Qin Miao told Zhou Guanyu, he borrowed it from Leclerc.

Leclerc lives in Monaco, and as a local, he naturally knew how awful Monaco's traffic could be during the racing weekends.

So he bought a helicopter to make travel much easier whether for daily commutes or race days.

And compared to the tens of millions for private jets, helicopters are much cheaper, so even F1 drivers can afford them without too much of a stretch.

Since Leclerc was in the factory in Maranello, Italy, and it wasn't the Lunar New Year in Monaco, he didn't need the plane, and he didn't refuse when Qin Miao asked to borrow it.

Since there were pilots available at the airport for hire, Leclerc didn't even ask if Qin Miao needed a pilot.

If he knew Qin Miao was flying to Monaco himself, Leclerc probably wouldn't have lent him the plane at all.

After they landed, they left the helicopter airport.

As for the helicopter, there was a hangar at the airport, but since it's Monaco, the cost of the hangar naturally wasn't cheap either.

However, as a local, Leclerc had a hangar he permanently used, so after parking, Qin Miao didn't need to worry. The ground crew would take care of Leclerc's helicopter.

Walking down the streets of Monaco without any disguise, Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu didn't hide as they strolled.

Yes, Monaco is one of those rare places in the world where you don't have to worry about being bothered by someone on the street.

On one hand, Monaco is inhabited by wealthy people; regardless of how shady they may be behind the scenes, they certainly maintain some decorum on the surface.

Furthermore, people who can afford to live in Monaco have seen it all, so they won't be too surprised seeing an F1 world champion walking openly.

Also, Monaco has strict laws against filming others without consent, so if someone does this, you can report them to the police, and they would be apprehended without a sound.

Hence, you won't find many people pointing phones at you, making Monaco an ideal place for public figures like Qin Miao.

This freedom allows them to boldly walk back to Qin Miao's home.

Monaco also has the advantage that it's not a big place; traversing the entire country can take at most an hour.

Moreover, Qin Miao's house was only a five-minute walk from the helicopter airport, so they quickly arrived at Qin Miao's doorstep.

Even though the New Year was just a few days away, there were no couplets on Qin Miao's door yet, but the 'Fu' character had been pasted.

After scanning his face, Qin Miao opened the door to his house.

Since it was the morning, Qin Miao's father-in-law, mother-in-law, and his own mother were not at home, having gone on a trip around Monaco.

Qimeng, who was working from home, heard the commotion at the door and quickly put down her work to run out of her room. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Seeing Qin Miao, she beamed with joy and immediately leapt onto him, clinging and refusing to come down.

Just as the two, who hadn't seen each other in a while, were about to share their feelings of longing, Zhou Guanyu's voice untimely interrupted, "Can you two not do this in front of me?"

This untimely comment immediately shattered the warm atmosphere between the two.

Qimeng, already familiar with Zhou Guanyu, retorted, "I'm just snuggling with my husband; mind your own business! Go find a girlfriend if you can!"

And then, under Zhou Guanyu's speechless gaze, Qimeng, still wrapped around Qin Miao, leaned in for a kiss.

"Disgusting!" Zhou Guanyu muttered sourly, steering clear of the entwined couple while carrying his gifts into Qin Miao's house.

January 31, New Year's Eve.

That morning, Qin Miao was dozing off when he suddenly felt a weight pressing on him.

He instinctively thought it was Qimeng, given only she would jump on him so suddenly.

But after a moment, Qin Miao felt something was off with the weight and opened his eyes to find Qimeng had thrown clothes on him.

Rubbing his eyes groggily, Qin Miao asked, "What time is it now?"

"7 a.m."

"Oh..."

After responding, Qin Miao lay in bed a bit longer to clear his head before getting up to dress.

But once he picked up the clothes Qimeng tossed over, he was stunned: "What's this?"

After asking, Qin Miao looked over at Qimeng, and was taken aback again.

Qimeng was dressed in a set of red Ming dynasty-style Hanfu with cross-collar pipa sleeves. It had a classic, yet somewhat cute vibe.

With her already pretty face, Qin Miao was instantly captivated by her appearance.

Diverting his eyes from Qimeng, Qin Miao looked at the clothes in his hands — which also seemed to be a set of Hanfu.

"They're Hanfu. Celebrating the New Year abroad isn't all that festive, so I thought this would bring some extra cheer," Qimeng explained, excitedly encouraging Qin Miao, "Try it on. I bought this set a while ago, sized just for you. See if it fits."

It wasn't that Qin Miao lacked cultural confidence; he simply hesitated to try new clothes before.

But after holding the clothes up against him, Qin Miao shook his head and said, "You look really nice in Hanfu, but for me… it's unnecessary."

"I want to see it."

Qin Miao: ...

With that single sentence, Qimeng silenced Qin Miao.

ps. Only 4K today due to running errands